Nevado de Palermo

Nevado de Palermo is a peak in Argentina[4] (also sometimes known as Morro del Quemado[5]) with an elevation of 6,184 metres (20,289 ft) metres.[6] Palermo is one of the highest points of Sierra de Cachi. It is located within the territory of the Argentinean province of Salta, cities of Cachi and La Poma.[6]

Nevado de Palermo
Morro del Quemado and Cienaga seen from the road to the east.
Highest point
Elevation6,184 m (20,289 ft)
Prominence705 m (2,313 ft)[1]
Parent peakNevado de Cachi
Coordinates24°49′55.92″S 066°24′18.36″W
Geography
LocationSalta Province, Argentina
Parent rangeSierra de Cachi
Climbing
First ascent12/20/1975 - Enrique Pantaleón (Argentina)[2][3]
Easiest routewalk

First Ascent

Palermo was first climbed by Enrique Pantaleón (Argentina) December 20, 1975.[7][8]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6147 metres,[9] ASTER 6179 metres[10] and TanDEM-X 6195 metres.[11] The height of the nearest key col is 5479 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 705 meters.[12] Palermo is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System [13] and its dominance is 11.4%. Its parent peak is Nevado de Cachi and the Topographic isolation is 11.1 kilometers.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Palermo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "El Tribuno". El Tribuno. 1975-12-26.
  3. Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview: estilo andino.
  4. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Neate, Jill (1994). Mountaineering in the Andes (2nd ed.). Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society. p. 154. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  6. "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. "El Tribuno". El Tribuno. 1975.
  8. Almaraz, Guillermo. "Estilo Andino Andes 6500". estiloandino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  9. USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. "Palermo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  13. "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.


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